Barby () is a town in the
Salzlandkreis district, in
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making i ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
. It is situated on the left bank of the River
Elbe
The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Re ...
, near the confluence with the
Saale
The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saal ...
, approx. southeast of
Magdeburg
Magdeburg (; nds, label=Low Saxon, Meideborg ) is the capital and second-largest city of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river.
Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdebu ...
. Since an administrative reform of 1 January 2010 it comprises the former municipalities of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft''
Elbe-Saale, except for
Gnadau
Gnadau is a village and a former municipality in the district Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 September 2010, it is part of the town Barby. It was founded as a settlement of the Moravian Church (Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine) in ...
, that joined Barby in September 2010. The
Barby Ferry
The Barby Ferry, also known as the Ronney Barby Ferry, is a cable ferry across the Elbe river between Barby and Walternienburg in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Technically, the ferry is a reaction ferry, which is propelled by the current
Currents, C ...
, a
reaction ferry
A reaction ferry is a cable ferry that uses the reaction of the current of a river against a fixed tether to propel the vessel across the water. Such ferries operate faster and more effectively in rivers with strong currents.
Some reaction ferri ...
across the Elbe, links Barby with
Zerbst-
Walternienburg.
Geography
The town Barby consists of the following ''Ortschaften'' or municipal divisions:
[Hauptsatzung der Stadt Barby]
May 2019.
*Barby
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Breitenhagen
Breitenhagen is a village and a former municipality in the district Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous countr ...
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Glinde
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Gnadau
Gnadau is a village and a former municipality in the district Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 September 2010, it is part of the town Barby. It was founded as a settlement of the Moravian Church (Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine) in ...
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Groß Rosenburg
Groß Rosenburg is a village and a former municipality in the district Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuring ...
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Lödderitz
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Pömmelte
Pömmelte is a village and a former municipality in the district Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Barby. The modern settlement is first documented in 1292 and probably was founded not too lon ...
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Sachsendorf
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Tornitz
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Wespen
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Zuchau
Zuchau is a village and a former municipality in the district Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lo ...
History
The
burgward of Barby was first mentioned in a 961 deed by German king
Otto I
Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as Otto the Great (german: Otto der Große, it, Ottone il Grande), was East Frankish king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the oldest son of He ...
. Since the 12th century, the area was enfeoffed to the Counts of Barby descending from nearby
Arnstein, who achieved
Imperial immediacy
Imperial immediacy (german: Reichsfreiheit or ') was a privileged constitutional and political status rooted in German feudal law under which the Imperial estates of the Holy Roman Empire such as Imperial cities, prince-bishoprics and secular pri ...
in 1497. Upon the extinction of the line in 1659, the County of Barby fell to the Duchy of
Saxe-Weissenfels, ruled by a cadet branch of the electoral Saxon
House of Wettin
The House of Wettin () is a dynasty of German kings, prince-electors, dukes, and counts that once ruled territories in the present-day German states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The dynasty is one of the oldest in Europe, and its ori ...
. When Duke
Georg Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels died without issue in 1739, Barby fell to the
Electorate of Saxony
The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony (German: or ), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. It was centered around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz.
In the Golden Bull of 1356, Emperor Charle ...
. The Elector rented Barby to
Count von Zinzendorf
Nikolaus Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf (26 May 1700 – 9 May 1760) was a German religious and social reformer, bishop of the Moravian Church, founder of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, Christian mission pioneer and a major figu ...
in repayment for a loan and Barby was for several decades the headquarters of the worldwide work of the
Moravian Church
The Moravian Church ( cs, Moravská církev), or the Moravian Brethren, formally the (Latin: "Unity of the Brethren"), is one of the oldest Protestantism, Protestant Christian denomination, denominations in Christianity, dating back to the Bohem ...
as well as of its theological seminary.
Twin towns
Barby is
twinned with:
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Schöppenstedt, Germany
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Aukštadvaris
Aukštadvaris is a town in Trakai district municipality in Lithuania on the Verknė river. According to 2011 census, it had population of 977.
Aukštadvaris features Malewski Palace, built in 1837 by Antoni Malewski, which remained with the ...
, Lithuania
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Pruchnik, Poland
Notable people
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Jakob Friedrich Fries (1773–1843), philosopher
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Friedrich Schleiermacher
Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (; 21 November 1768 – 12 February 1834) was a German Reformed theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional ...
(1768–1843), theologian and philosopher
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Max Sering
Max Sering (18 January 1857 – 12 November 1939) was a German economist. Sering was considered the most famous German agricultural economist of his time; his students briefly included Otto von Habsburg.
Sering studied in both Strasbourg and ...
(1857-1939), economist
* (1892-1970), jurist and politician (FDP)
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Gottfried Wehling (1862–1913), architect
References
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Salzlandkreis
Populated riverside places in Germany
Populated places on the Elbe